Roy Hawk Soars to Victory at 2025 WON Bass Lake Havasu Open

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Ian Boehm Places Second in Tight Finale

Lake Havasu City, Ariz. – May 9, 2025 –– Ever the threat on desert lakes, or anywhere in the West for that matter, Roy Hawk, the Lake Havasu City, Ariz. pro swooped in and took the lead in the 2025 WON Bass Lake Havasu Open and soared again on the final day to claim the victory by a pound a half margin over Ian Boehm, of Desert City, Ariz.

Hawk started the final day with 36.86 pounds, and after Boehm posted 17.42 pounds to claim the Ranger Hot Seat, Hawk needed nearly 16 pounds to win and claim the victor’s spoils.  That would be the 2025 Ranger Boats Z518 powered by a Mercury ProXS 150 prize boat provided by Bass Pro Shops that would become the property of the winner.  Hawk came to the scales as the last angler to weigh, and when the scales read 17.76 pounds, the celebration began. He also earned an additional $14,250 cash for his efforts.

Hawk said that he spent the tournament in the north end of the lake, fitting in where he could amongst the pressure.  “I know this lake really well, so I ran around looking for spots I could sit on and make a few casts before the company arrived,” he said.  “I have so many different pieces of structure I can fish that I ran around and just ‘felt’ what the lake was telling me and made the right casts.”

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Hawk reported using reaction baits to weigh 14 of his 15 keepers in the event.  “I caught fish on three different crankbaits and a bladed jig,” he said.  “I caught one fish on an old Roboworm Zipper Worm that was a follow up to a fish that chased my crankbait.”

Hawk used a SPRO Little John in Spooky Shad for his shallow crankbait, and two different mid depth runners, an OSP Blitz crankbait in a shad color and a SPRO Fat Papa in Clear Chartreuse.  He threw the shallow runner on a Taipan Roy Hawk Signature 746 crankbait rod with a Daiwa Tatula Elite reel spooled with 12-pound-test Daiwa Samurai Fluorocarbon line.  The medium runners used the same reel and line, but he upgraded to a Taipan 806 crankbait rod.

His bladed jig was a 3/4-ounce Jackhammer in Spot Remover color paired with a Yamamoto Custom Baits D Shad as the trailer.  He threw this on a Taipan Roy Hawk Signature 747 heavy reaction bait rod, a Daiwa Taula reel and 18-pound-test Daiwa Samurai Fluorocarbon.

For Hawk, the win comes with memories, and at a good time.  “I won my first ‘Pro’ tournament right here on Lake Havasu in 2003, and it was a WON Bass event; so, it feels really cool to have this kind of come full circle here,” he said.  “It’s been a little bit of a rough road, and this win really comes at a good time for me and my family.  It’s just a testament to how God takes care of His people, it’s also really amazing to do this in front of my family and friends; and I’m humbled by the whole experience.”

Second place finisher Boehm fished at the South end of the lake and said that he used a variety of baits to trigger his fish this week.  “I caught some on a Vixen and I flipped some around grass,” he said.  “But, I cove hopped back from the Bill Williams area and targeted fish cages with my Forward Facing Sonar and a Deps Sakamata Shad.”

After leading on Day One, he knew his second day stumble was the difference.  “I really hurt myself with 13 pounds on day two and was really concerned that it would hurt me and it did,” he said.  “I would love to have day two back again, but I’m happy with the finish overall.”

Third place in the Pro Division went to Shane Edgar of Glendale, Ariz. with 51.55 pounds, Ty Manterola of Pasco, Wash. finished the event in fourth place with a three-day total of 50.22 pounds and Brandon Kuehl of Peoria, Ariz. finished fifth with 48.81 pounds.

The AAA Division Champion was Craig Paclik from North Las Vegas, Nev. with a total weight of 52.36 pounds.  Second place in the AAA Divison was earned by Ernie Gorham from Vista, Calif. with 50.49 pounds. Alex Onofrei from Mesa, Ariz. finished third with 48.83 pounds, fourth place went to David Shearrer of Trabuco Canyon, Calif. with 48.67 pounds and Mie Walsh of El Cajon, Calif. rounded out the top five in the AAA Division with 47.79 pounds.

Each of the pros and AAA anglers who finish in the top five will also earn a Golden Ticket berth into the 2026 Bassmaster B.A.S.S. Nation Championship for a chance to qualify for the Bassmaster Classic

The daily livestream of the weigh-ins aired on the WON Bass Facebook page, located at  Facebook.com/WONBassTournaments.

The top 10 in each division are posted below: for complete standings, visit – https://wonbassevents.com/pages/lake-havasu-open-pairings-results.

2025 WON Bass Lake Havasu Open Final Pro Standings

  Angler Hometown Fish Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Total
1 Roy Hawk Lake Havasu City AZ 15-15 17.73 19.13 17.76 54.62
2 Ian Boehm Desert Hills AZ 15-15 22.43 13.31 17.42 53.16
3 Shane Edgar Glendale AZ 15-15 18.66 15.37 17.52 51.55
4 Ty Manterola Pacso WA 15-15 20.50 11.64 18.08 50.22
5 Brandon Kuehl Peoria AZ 15-15 13.95 18.86 16.00 48.81
6 Justin Kerr Lake Havasu City AZ 15-15 18.14 17.64 12.84 48.62
7 Jeff Rutt Lake Havasu City AZ 15-15 14.23 16.58 17.24 48.05
8 Todd Kline San Clemente CA 15-15 16.35 15.61 15.39 47.35
9 Jeff  Giffen Phoenix AZ 15-15 16.55 13.50 16.85 46.90
10 Rick Harris Carlsbad NM 15-15 16.79 16.11 13.71 46.61

2025 WON Bass Lake Havasu Open Finalv AAA Standings

  Angler Hometown Fish Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Total
1 Craig Paclik North Las Vegas NV 15-15 19.81 15.13 17.42 52.36
2 Earnest (Ernie) Gorham Vista CA 15-15 17.52 16.58 16.39 50.49
3 Alex Onofrei Mesa AZ 15-15 15.16 16.38 17.29 48.83
4 David Shearrer Trabuco Canyon CA 15-15 22.43 17.60 8.64 48.67
5 Mike Walsh El Cajon CA 15-15 16.59 16.78 14.42 47.79
6 Ron Casner Rosevelt AZ 15-15 16.93 15.61 14.71 47.25
7 Damon Motley Orange CA 15-15 16.35 15.84 14.85 47.04
8 Allen Maynard Henderson NV 15-15 12.61 19.13 15.25 46.99
9 Todd Tobiasson Las Vegas NV 15-15 16.23 15.63 15.07 46.93
10 Dave Burt Waddell AZ 15-15 13.50 15.24 18.10 46.84

For complete details to register for future events, or to find results, look to wonbassevents.com and WONews.com to hear the latest news about the 2024 season and beyond and follow along at Facebook.com/WONBassTournaments.

The 2025 WON Bass Western Opens Series of events Consisting of five events in California, Arizona and Nevada, will culminate with the 2024 WON Bass U.S. Open at Lake Mohave in October.  The five event dates are as follows:

Feb. 5 to 7, 2025 – Lake Shasta – Champion Joe Uribe

April 9 to 11, 2025 – Clear Lake – Champion John Pearl

May 7 to 9, 2025 – Lake Havasu – Champion Roy Hawk

Sept. 10 to 12, 2025 – Lake Mead

Oct. 6 to 8, 2025 – U.S. Open at Lake Mohave

For complete details or to register, look to wonbassevents.com and WONews.com to hear the latest news about the 2024 season and beyond and follow along at Facebook.com/WONBassTournaments.

The 2025 WON Bass Lake Havasu Open was brought to you by Bass Pro Shops, Ranger Boats, Mercury Marine, Nitro Boats, Triton Boats, Bridgford Foods, Volta Power Lithium, Power Pole, Lowrance, Daiwa, AFTCO, Costa, Berkley, Abu Garcia, Fenwick Rods, Anderson Toyota, A&M Graphics, Anglers Marine, Signature Gates, DD26 Fishing, Bad Ass Bearings, Cipher Fishing, Megaware Keelguard and GRatt.

Local presenting sponsors were Anderson Toyota and Riviera Marina.  Daily takeoffs and weigh-ins occur at Riviera Marina.

— Day 2 —


Roy Hawk Takes Over Day Two Lead a 2025 WON Bass Lake Havasu Open
Justin Kerr Moves to Second, Day one Leader Ian Boehm in Third

Lake Havasu City, Ariz. – May 8, 2025 –– Lake Havasu turned into Lake Havasu today – more specifically, the weather became more like what the desert is known for.  That made for an interesting day for the 143 pro and AAA anglers that headed out onto the waters of Lake Havasu for the second day of the 2025 Ranger Boats WON Bass Lake Havasu Open presented by Mercury.

The final standings on day two looked like one would expect with two local legends at the top of the leaderboard with a chance to win the 2025 Ranger Boats / Mercury Motor prize boat provided by Bass Pro Shops.  Lake Havasu City, Ariz. pro Roy Hawk took the day two lead of the event with a limit weighing 19.13 pounds to push his total weight to 36.86 pounds.  He was followed in second by fellow Lake Havasu City, Arz. Pro Justin Kerr, who bagged 17.64 pounds to place second with 35.78.

Both anglers said that the lake had toughened up on day two as a result of the warm, slick conditions that arrived in the area following the storms that bombarded the area during practice.

For example, day one leader Ian Boehm from Desert City, Ariz. struggled to back up his big day one and fell to third place after posting 13.31 pounds to total 35.74 pounds.  Shane Edgar of Glendale, Ariz. placed fourth for the day with a total weight of 34.03 pounds and Kyle Grover of Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif. rounded out the top five on the pro side with 33.55 pounds.

Hawk reported that his day did not produce the quantity of day one, but his overall fish were better.  “I had almost 18 pounds yesterday and had one fish over four pounds,” he said.  “I had over 19 pounds today, and didn’t have one that topped four pounds.”

He said that he is running around throwing crankbaits like he is known for.  “I’ve caught all but one of my weigh fish on a crankbait, and I caught that one on an old Roboworm Zipper Worm,” he said.  “It chased my crankbait and I casted the worm as a follow up bait.

“I feel good about tomorrow, but I’ve got one of my best friends right behind me and he knows the lake really well too; anything can happen and I’ll be happy if either one of us wins.”

By contrast, Kerr said that he feels things have to go perfect for him to win.  “I think it’s going to get tougher, and I lost the two quality bites I got today, so I will have to have things go just right tomorrow to pull it off,” he said.  “I know what Roy is doing and he’s really good at it, and is going to be tough to beat, but I’m going to really give it my all.”

David Shearrer of Trabuco Canyon, Calif grabbed the day two lead in the AAA Division with 40.03 pounds.  He is followed in second place by AAA Craig Paclik of North Las Vegas, Nev. with 39.94 pounds.  Third place for the day in the AAA field went to Eddy Gorham of Vista, Calif. with 34.10 pounds.  Mike Walsh of El Cajon, Calif. stands third with 33.37 pounds while William Penrod of Salome, Ariz. rounded out the top five with 32.83 pounds.

The final day begins tomorrow from Riviera Marina at safe light.

The winner of the 2025 Ranger Boats WON Bass Lake Havasu Open presented by Mercury, will earn the Ranger Boats / Mercury Motor prize boat provided by Bass Pro Shops.

Each of the pros and AAA anglers who finish in the top five will also earn a Golden Ticket berth into the 2026 Bassmaster B.A.S.S. Nation Championship for a chance to qualify for the Bassmaster Classic

The daily livestream of the weigh-ins aired on the WON Bass Facebook page, located at  Facebook.com/WONBassTournaments.

The top 10 in each division are posted below: for complete standings, visit – https://wonbassevents.com/pages/lake-havasu-open-pairings-results.

2025 WON Bass Lake Havasu Open Day Two – Pro Standings

Angler Hometown Fish B/B Day 1 Day 2 Total
1 Roy Hawk Lake Havasu City AZ 10-10 4.40 17.73 19.13 36.86
2 Justin Kerr Lake Havasu City AZ 10-10 6.47 18.14 17.64 35.78
3 Ian Boehm Desrt Hills AZ 10-10 8.96 22.43 13.31 35.74
4 Shane Edgar Glendale AZ 10-10 5.66 18.66 15.37 34.03
5 Kyle Grover Rancho Santa Margarita CA 10-10 4.58 15.95 17.60 33.55
6 Daylon Smith Frazier Park CA 10-10 18.21 14.81 33.02
7 Rick Harris Carlsbad NM 10-10 16.79 16.11 32.90
8 Greg Miser Santee CA 10-10 5.68 15.18 17.68 32.86
9 Brandon Kuehl Peoria AZ 10-10 4.08 13.95 18.86 32.81
10 Mason McAbee Bakersfield CA 10-10 16.93 15.84 32.77

2025 WON Bass Lake Havasu Open Day Two – AAA Standings

Angler Hometown Fish B/B Day 1 Day 2 Total
1 David Shearrer Trabuco Canyon CA 10-10 22.43 17.60 40.03
2 Craig Paclik North Las Vegas NV 10-10 19.81 15.13 34.94
3 Earnest (Eddy) Gorham Vista CA 10-10 17.52 16.58 34.10
4 Mike Walsh El Cajon CA 10-10 16.59 16.78 33.37
5 William Penrod Salome AZ 10-10 15.19 17.64 32.83
6 Mark Snitow Lake Havasu City AZ 10-10 3.87 18.42 14.14 32.56
7 Ron Casner Rosevelt AZ 10-10 16.93 15.61 32.54
8 Chris Beverly Queen Creek AZ 10-10 6.17 17.96 14.30 32.26
9 Damon Motley Orange CA 10-10 16.35 15.84 32.19
10 James Broughton Henderson NV 10-10 4.36 17.51 14.56 32.07

For complete details to register for future events, or to find results, look to wonbassevents.com and WONews.comto hear the latest news about the 2024 season and beyond and follow along at Facebook.com/WONBassTournaments.

The 2025 WON Bass Western Opens Series of events Consisting of five events in California, Arizona and Nevada, will culminate with the 2024 WON Bass U.S. Open at Lake Mohave in October.  The five event dates are as follows:

Feb. 5 to 7, 2025 – Lake Shasta – Champion Joe Uribe

April 9 to 11, 2025 – Clear Lake – Champion John Pearl

May 7 to 9, 2025 – Lake Havasu

Sept. 10 to 12, 2025 – Lake Mead

Oct. 6 to 8, 2025 – U.S. Open at Lake Mohave

For complete details or to register, look to wonbassevents.com and WONews.com to hear the latest news about the 2024 season and beyond and follow along at Facebook.com/WONBassTournaments.

The 2025 WON Bass California Open at Clear Lake is brought to you by Bass Pro Shops, Ranger Boats, Mercury Marine, Nitro Boats, Triton Boats, Bridgford Foods, Volta Power Lithium, Power Pole, Lowrance, Daiwa, AFTCO, Costa, Berkley, Abu Garcia, Fenwick Rods, Anderson Toyota, A&M Graphics, Anglers Marine, Signature Gates, DD26 Fishing, Bad Ass Bearings, Cipher Fishing, Megaware Keelguard and GRatt.

Local presenting sponsors are Anderson Toyota and Riviera Marina.  Daily takeoffs and weigh-ins occur at Riviera Marina.

— Day 1 Update —

Ty Manterola places second to start the 2025 Event

BY DAN O’SULLIVAN

Lake Havasu City, Ariz. – May 7, 2025 –– Think of Lake Havasu, heck, think of Arizona fisheries in general in May and bright sun and heat are among the first thoughts that come to mind.  As the 2025 Ranger Boats WON Bass Lake Havasu Open presented by Mercury approached, the conditions were nothing but usual.

Cool temperatures, even some rains met the field as practice commenced, and as the first day of the event approached, seasonably cool temperatures in the low 80’s with overnight lows in the high 60’s were on the menu.  Those conditions led to comfortable fishing conditions for the 143 Pro anglers and their AAA partners, and for the first day at least, the fishing also proved to be strong.

The angler that took the most advantage of the day’s conditions was 27-year-old Desert Hills, Ariz. pro Ian Boehm and his AAA partner David Shearrer of Trabuco Canyon, Calif.  The pair brought 22.43 pounds of Lake Havasu bass – including the 8.96-pound big bass of the day – to the Riviera Marina scales to take the day one lead.

They were followed in second place by Paco, Wash. Pro Ty Manterola and his AAA partner Thaddeus Vinson of Medford, Ore. With 20.50 pounds.  Both pairs arrived at their weights in entirely different fashions.

Boehm reported his day kicking off in rapid fashion with little adversity.  “I made a short run and caught a couple on my second spot using Forward Facing Sonar,” he said.  “Things got interesting on our next pot when my partner caught a pound and a half smallmouth, and I set my rod down to net it.  When I picked my rod back up, it was hung, so I asked him to hold it; it wasn’t snagged, it was a two and a half pound largemouth.”

His third stop, after a run toward the south yielded the big fish of the day.  “I saw her about 20 feet from the boat and made a cast to her with a drop shot rig – and she bit,” he said.  “That was crazy for Havasu, they don’t normally do that.  Then, I caught my final weigh fish at 9:30, a four and a half pounder that made my final weight.”

Boehm said that he’s looking forward to day two.  “I think it’s going to get tougher with the heat and high skies coming,” he said.  “But I feel good about it because I really didn’t lean on any of my stuff today, I feel confident.”

Despite a total weight that was good enough for second place, Manterola felt he left plenty on the table.  “I lost a pair of really good reaction bait fish this morning, and it was not a good start,” he said.  “I had to settle down and fish with my Forward Facing Sonar to get a limit, but my co angler really saved the day with his big fish, that was huge (Vinson weighed a 6.96-pound largemouth that was the AAA Big Bass of the Day), I’ve got some ground to make up.”

Third place for the day was a tie between East Valley, Calif. pro Hayden Metz and his AAA partner Craig Paclik from North Las Vegas, Nev. and Los Angeles, Calif. pro Anthony Garcia and AAA Danny Craig from San Clemente, Calif. with 19.81 pounds.  Fifth place after the tie went to Phoenix, Ariz. pro Robert Kettner and Lake Havasu City, Ariz AAA Robert Petersen with 19.26 pounds.

Day two begins tomorrow from Riviera Marina at safe light.

The winner of the 2025 Ranger Boats WON Bass Lake Havasu Open presented by Mercury, will earn the Ranger Boats / Mercury Motor prize boat provided by Bass Pro Shops.

Each of the pros and AAA anglers who finish in the top five will also earn a Golden Ticket berth into the 2026 Bassmaster B.A.S.S. Nation Championship for a chance to qualify for the Bassmaster Classic

The daily livestream of the weigh-ins aired on the WON Bass Facebook page, located at  Facebook.com/WONBassTournaments.

 

The top 10 in each division are posted below: for complete standings, visit – https://wonbassevents.com/pages/lake-havasu-open-pairings-results.

 

2025 WON Bass Lake Havasu Open Day One – Pro Standings

 

Angler Hometown Fish Wght Pnlty B/B Day 1 Total
1 Ian Boehm Desert Hills AZ 5-5 22.43 8.96 22.43 22.43
2 Ty Manterola Paco WA 5-5 20.50 20.50 20.50
3 Hayden Metz Eastvalle CA 5-5 19.81 7.14 19.81 19.81
3 Anthony Garcia Los Angeles CA 5-5 19.81 5.67 19.81 19.81
5 Robert Kettner Pheonix AZ 5-5 19.26 19.26 19.26
6 Julius Mazy Phoenix AZ 5-5 19.24 6.44 19.24 19.24
7 Shane Edgar Glendale AZ 5-5 18.66 5.66 18.66 18.66
8 Justin Patti Peoria AZ 5-5 18.42 5.93 18.42 18.42
9 Daylon Smith Frazier Park CA 5-5 18.21 18.21 18.21
10 Randy McAbee, Jr. Bakersfield CA 5-5 18.15 18.15 18.15

 

2025 WON Bass Lake Havasu Open Day One – AAA Standings

 

Angler Hometown Fish Wght Pnlty B/B Day 1 Total
1 David Shearrer Trabuco Canyon CA 5-5 22.43 22.43 22.43
2 Thaddeus Vinson Medford OR 5-5 20.50 6.96 20.50 20.50
3 Craig Paclik North Las Vegas NV 5-5 19.81 19.81 19.81
3 Danny Craig San Clemente CA 5-5 19.81 19.81 19.81
5 Robert Petersen Lake Havasu City AZ 5-5 19.26 19.26 19.26
6 Geoff Peterson Huntington Beach CA 5-5 19.24 19.24 19.24
7 Tim Skellett Apache Junction AZ 5-5 18.66 18.66 18.66
8 Mark Snitow Lake Havasu City AZ 5-5 18.42 3.87 18.42 18.42
9 Keith Honeycutt Temple TX 5-5 18.21 18.21 18.21
10 Andy Becker Lake Havasu City AZ 5-5 18.15 5.68 18.15 18.15

 

For complete details to register for future events, or to find results, look to wonbassevents.com and WONews.com to hear the latest news about the 2024 season and beyond and follow along at Facebook.com/WONBassTournaments.

The 2025 WON Bass Western Opens Series of events Consisting of five events in California, Arizona and Nevada, will culminate with the 2024 WON Bass U.S. Open at Lake Mohave in October.  The five event dates are as follows:

 

Feb. 5 to 7, 2025 – Lake Shasta – Champion Joe Uribe

April 9 to 11, 2025 – Clear Lake – Champion John Pearl

May 7 to 9, 2025 – Lake Havasu

Sept. 10 to 12, 2025 – Lake Mead

Oct. 6 to 8, 2025 – U.S. Open at Lake Mohave

For complete details or to register, look to wonbassevents.com and WONews.com to hear the latest news about the 2024 season and beyond and follow along at Facebook.com/WONBassTournaments.

The 2025 WON Bass California Open at Clear Lake is brought to you by Bass Pro Shops, Ranger Boats, Mercury Marine, Nitro Boats, Triton Boats, Bridgford Foods, Volta Power Lithium, Power Pole, Lowrance, Daiwa, AFTCO, Costa, Berkley, Abu Garcia, Fenwick Rods, Anderson Toyota, A&M Graphics, Anglers Marine, Signature Gates, DD26 Fishing, Bad Ass Bearings, Cipher Fishing, Megaware Keelguard and GRatt.

Local presenting sponsors are Anderson Toyota and Riviera Marina.  Daily takeoffs and weigh-ins occur at Riviera Marina.

 

 

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